Targeting health is seen as a vote winner in elections — remember Labor's "Mediscare" campaign in 2016? — and there has been no shortage of health announcements in the federal budget and the election campaign.

Key points:

Both parties have promised to lift freeze on Medicare rebates for GP services

$2.3 billion cancer plan is the centre piece of Labor's campaign

Coalition promises to make life-saving cancer medications more affordable

Scans and tests to be cheaper under both plans

This time around, most of the promises are designed to make it cheaper for you to see a doctor or specialist, by introducing mechanisms to reduce out-of-pocket costs.

Will it actually be cheaper to go the doctors?

Well, maybe.

Labor has promised to lift the freeze on the Medicare rebates for GP services in its first 50 days in office.

The Coalition has said they will lift the freeze before the year is out.

That has made groups like the Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian College of GPs happy.

The Liberal Party has vowed to invest a further $1 billion over three years to provide core dental services for children and enable families to claim up to $1,000 in benefits under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.

It comes on top of the $100 million the Coalition has previously invested to assist low-income households to receive affordable public dental care.

Who is missing out?

So far, both parties have failed to make significant commitments tackling important public health issues such as obesity, and funding for preventative health measures.

Experts argue that without addressing those key issues, the burden of disease and the costs of providing health care will continue to grow unabated.